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Tobias Harris, and the top 10 finishes of the last 10 years

By Philip Rossman-Reich

Nov 5, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Orlando Magic forward Tobias Harris (12) is mobbed by his teammates after hitting a last second shot to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center. The Magic defeated the 76ers 91-89. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Orlando Magic forward Tobias Harris (12) is mobbed by his teammates after hitting a last second shot to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center. The Magic defeated the 76ers 91-89. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 7, 2014; Orlando, FL, USA; Orlando Magic small forward Tobias Harris (12) scores the game winning shot against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the second half at Amway Center. The Orlando Magic won 103-102. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

The Orlando Magic have had some incredible finishes in the last decade. Tobias Harris has had his hand in more than a few of them.

There seems no better way to celebrate Tobias Harris’ return to the Orlando Magic then to think of his greatest contributions to the team.

At least on the surface, Harris gives the Magic a clutch player, with all that comes with it and whatever that means.

His greatest highlights with the Magic have been at those dying moments — the buzzer beaters against the 76ers and Hawks and, the big one, the dunk against the Thunder.

As far as finishes go, it is hard to find anything more exciting than that finish against the Thunder. Relive it one more time:

So many things had to go exactly, perfectly right and time still almost ran out. It was an incredible play from Victor Oladipo to collect the rebound and an even more incredible play for Harris to beat everyone down the court trailing the play and finish in time.

It is not likely you could recreate that finish even if you tried.

There are a lot of basketball games played and lots of crazy finishes. In the last decade there may not be a finish quite liek that.

Dustin Jensen of The Deseret News in Utah seemed to agree. He compiled his list of the top 10 finishes in the last 10 years and put Harris’ dunk as the top finish. Among the other games on the list was Sundiata Gaines‘ surprising game-winner over the Cavaliers in 2010, Devin Harris‘ half-court game-winner in 2009 and even a Stephon Marbury buzzer beater.

The list does not include an obvious one — Dwight Howard‘s game-winning alley-oop inbounds. However, the list got me thinking about the top 10 Magic finishes of the last 10 years.

It is always good to dig into the Video Vault and pull out the best 10 finishes of the last 10 years. These are not in any particular order. And we are talking about finishes — so last few seconds of the game. Sorry Magic comeback over the Bucks or Jason Richardson‘s fourth quarter in Milwaukee — or general picking on Milwaukee — you have to sit this one out.

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